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Next Club Meeting: March 31, 2018,at the Wood Dale Public Library from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

SDCC 2013: Day 3 Events

CAN'T MISS events of Day 3 at SDCC

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Learn more about Bates Motel season 2 (10-11 a.m. @ Room 6A)

Producer Carlton Cuse and the entire cast of this Psycho prequel will be on hand to talk about the creep-tastic first season and preview the eagerly anticipated second year. We may have to wait until 2014 for season two, but you’d have to think stars Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore and Co. will be dropping some details.

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Preview the upcoming season of Syfy’s Being Human (4-5 p.m. @ Indigo Ballroom)

Stars Sam Witwer, Meagham Rath, Sam Huntington and Kristen Hager will be at the con to preview the upcoming season of the hit Syfy adaptation of the British drama.

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Check out some new footage from Revolution (4:50-5:50 p.m. @ Room 6BCF)

The first season of this NBC series ended with a pretty massive cliffhanger, but luckily the stars and producers will be showing off a new video presentation previewing season two — plus hopefully answering some of our burning questions about that finale.

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Get a sneak peek at the final season of Warehouse 13 (5-6 p.m. @ Indigo Ballroom)

The cast and crew of this beloved Syfy series will be on hand to tell us what’s in store for the upcoming final season. Expect to see Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek, Allison Scagliotto and producer Jack Kenny.

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See the pilot for The Tomorrow People (5:55-6:55 p.m. @ Room 6BCF)

Get a look at one of the most buzzed-about series coming this fall. The stars and producers will be on hand to promote the new series, and they’ll also be showing off the pilot. Get a peek before the rest of the world.

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Get a peek at Marvel’s Phase II (6-7 p.m. @ Hall H)

Marvel exec Kevin Feige will be showing off some new footage and details from Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Thor: The Dark World. This one is, obviously, a must-see.

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Hang out with the cast of True Blood (3:30-4:15 p.m. @ Ballroom 20)

The Fang Gang will be out in force to promote HBO’s long-running series, and you’d have to think they’ll have a lot to say about the currently-airing sixth season.

Lionsgate already knows they’ll have a ton of people show up to get a peek at Catching Fire, so they’ve doubled up to show off the intriguing I, Frankenstein at a joint panel. So, come for the Katniss, stay for the monsters.

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Get a peek at Godzilla, 300: Rise of an Empire, Gravity and The LEGO Movie (10:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. @ Hall H)

Talk about a cram-packed panel. Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures are teaming up for a massive, super-event to show off all these upcoming sci-fi flicks. It’ll likely offer up the first real look at Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla reboot, plus some peeks at the intriguing Gravity and LEGO Movie.

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Head down the rabbit hole with Once Upon A Time spin-off (10:15-11 a.m. @ Ballroom 20)

The producers of the hit Once Upon A Time series will host a screening and panel about the upcoming Wonderland spin-off. It’d be a great chance for Once fans see if this one is worth checking out.

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See Futurama’s (last?) panel (12-12:45 p.m. @ Ballroom 20)

The cast and crew of this beloved, long-running animated series will be on hand to promote (and preview!) the upcoming series finale. Of course, we use the term “series finale” lightly, since the show has been cancelled/revived more times than we can count.

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Celebrate The Tick’s 25-year anniversary (1-2 p.m. @ Room 23ABC)

From the comic, to the animated series, to the short-lived live action show — The Tick has accumulated its fair share of fans. So, celebrate the dim-witted hero’s 25th anniversary with creator Ben Edlund.

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MADE in ABYSS

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Made in Abyss is centered around an orphan girl named Riko who lives in the town of Orth on an island in the sea of Beoluska. The city surrounds a strange, giant hole going deep into the earth, which is commonly called the Abyss. The Abyss harbors artifacts and remnants of a civilization long gone, and is therefore the popular hunting spot for so-called Cave Raiders, who undertake arduous and dangerous descents into the mist-filled pit to recover whatever relics they can find. However, the deeper one goes into the Abyss, the more they are afflicted by a progressively fatal malady called the Curse of the Abyss once they ascend back; few who have descended into the lower regions have returned to tell of their experiences. Some legendary Cave Raiders earn the title of White Whistle, one of them being Riko's mother Lyza.

Riko's goal is to follow in her mother's footsteps and solve the mysteries of the Abyss. One day she explores the caves and discovers a robot named Reg who resembles a human boy that she and her friends befriend. Some time later, Riko is informed that some items sent by Lyza were recovered, including a message to her, telling her to meet in the bottom of the Abyss. Riko then bids farewell to her friends and departs to the Abyss with Reg in search for her mother, despite knowing of the risks and the fact that due to the Curse of the Abyss, she will never be able to return.

Characters Riko is a trouble-prone 12-year-old girl who wants to emulate her late mother, a legendary Cave Raider named Lyza the Annihilator who disappeared in the Abyss ten years ago. Riko is currently a Cave Raider-in-training at the Belchero Orphanage, and as a rookie bears the rank of Red Whistle. She has secretly taken possession of one of her finds, the Star Compass, which she hopes to use in her exploration of the Abyss. Her poor eyesight stems from the Curse of the Abyss, which she caught when her mother gave birth to her during a mission in the Abyss.

Reg is an amnesic robot in the shape of a human boy. Having no memory of his own name, he was given the name Reg after a dog Riko used to own. Surprisingly, he can consume organic food despite being classified as a machine. His mechanical arms extensible, and can also fire a deadly energy beam capable of melting even stone, which Riko dubs the "Incinerator".

Flashback Corner - Remember This?

THE DIRTY PAIR is a series of sci-fi comedy light novels written by Haruka Takachiho and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko that was later adapted into anime and manga versions. The franchise has bounced across multiple formats and production companies, resulting in (so far) eight novels and a few shorter stories, a television series, two OVA series, two OVA features, a feature film, a number of graphic novels, and two short Japanese radio series. The 1985 television series won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize for that year.

The stories take place in the years 2138-43, by which time humanity has spread across some few thousand star systems. A corporation called the World Welfare Works Association (WWWA or 3WA) helps member systems of the United Galactica (UG) federation deal with various planetary-scale problems, for profit, by sending agents called "trouble consultants". The series focuses on a team of trouble consultants in that section, named Kei and Yuri, who have a reputation for leaving a trail of destruction behind them, for which they are known publicly as the "Dirty Pair".

Kei and Yuri are the two members of Trouble Consultant team 234, code named "Lovely Angels". Almost every mission they are involved with ends up in disaster, but not failure (they'll catch the crook, but a city may be destroyed in the process), and thus they are more generally known as the "Dirty Pair", a nickname they hate. They are always cleared of any wrongdoing by the 3WA's Central Computer because the extreme collateral damage is never actually their fault (though their mere presence has been known to make things worse). In some but not all continuities, they have joint ESP powers, usually limited to precognition. This talent was the reason they were recruited in the first place.

Kei is a hot-headed tomboy with red hair and tanned skin who wears a silver-white uniform. She favors large weaponry and prefers to "shoot first, ask questions later". The more aggressive of the two, she is also the bustier of the pair and is attracted to manly, muscular men. Yuri is of Japanese ethnicity, and wears a golden-yellow uniform. She often uses non-gun weaponry such as energy whips or throwing cards. While the more feminine of the two, she is known to become very violent when crossed. She is the more bottom-heavy of the team and is also a coy flirt who prefers cultured, refined men. Her most recognized weapon is the Bloody Card, a technologically enhanced throwing card that can be used to take down several people at once.

Gaming Corner

NIER: AUTOMATA is an action role-playing game in which players take the role of combat androids from the YoRHa units across an open world environment. In addition to standard navigation on foot, using a special item allows the player to summon a wild animal to ride, and in some scenarios pilot a flying mech to fight enemies. As with the previous game, during navigation in some environments, the camera shifts from its standard third-person view to an overhead or side-scrolling perspective. Some areas also include platforming elements, requiring the player to navigate via jumping between platforms or over obstacles. The player can complete side quests for non-playable characters found throughout the world. Shops available in hub locations allow the player to purchase items, including consumables which recover health.

Combat is action-based, with the player fighting enemies in real-time in a variety of in-game environments. During battle, the player can use light attacks—which are fast but weak—and heavy attacks—slow and more powerful. The player can evade enemy attacks, and with successfully timed button presses, can gain temporary invulnerability and launch a counterattack which deals heavy damage. The player is also assisted by a Pod, a flying robot assistant which launches customizable ranged attacks varying from simple gunfire to heavy-hitting hammer attacks. Players can access four different weapon types in battle: short swords, long swords, bracers, and spears. While attacking, the player can alternate between both weapon types and attacks to create combination attacks. Attacks with different weapon types can also be charged and launched for increased damage. Weapon Stories, a recurring element in both Nier and the Drakengard series, where weapons found throughout the world have unique stories attached to them, are also featured.

As the players progress, they gain experience levels, increasing their health, defense, and attack power. Character progression is handled through chips, items installed onto the player characters that modify their attributes; these chips provide benefits ranging from altering the HUD, to granting status buffs. The number of chips that can be installed at once are limited by how many slots are available. Chips can either be purchased from shops, or picked up from defeated enemies. If the player dies, they will respawn at their previous save point. The player can then find their original body, and either retrieve items and experience left with it to gain a bonus, or attempt to repair it. Depending on the player's success, the body is either resurrected as a temporary ally, or as an enemy the player can defeat for an extra bonus. With online features enabled, the bodies of other players can also be retrieved or resurrected at the location in which they died.

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Animeis a Japanese word, and since they don't use pluralities in Japanese, "anime" is both singular and plural. Just like the plural of "samurai" is not "samurais." The same goes with the plural of "manga," which is "manga."

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About the Club

The Animatrix Network is a fan club, by fans, for fans of Japanese animation. We helped shape the anime and manga fan community in and around the Chicagoland area since our founding in 1995. Our monthly programming schedule has a wide variety of anime titles ranging from science fiction, comedy, fantasy, horror, romance, and adventure. Join us each month to escape the ordinary world and dive into new realms of imagination!

Membership is FREE

Simply register your name and email address to receive the latest info on club activities, meeting dates, and viewing schedules. At the meetings, we encourage all members to network with one another. It is a great place to discuss your favorite shows with other fans, make friends, and even sell or trade anime or manga.

Be a part of our Animatrix Network and you can open new doors into the fantastic world of the anime fan community.

Contact

For questions about the club, or if you would like to register as a member in order to receive news and special announcements, contact us at anim8trix@sbcglobal.net.

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MIGHTY ORBOTS

In the future, Earth is threatened by various enemies, but none worse than the organization called Shadow, lead by the cybernetic menace known as Umbra. Against this, the Galactic Patrol strives to protect Earth, but the mild mannered young scientist, Robert Simmons, does more. In times of peril, he secretly fights as the leader of the Orbots, a team of unique artificially intelligent robots each equipped with their own unique capabilities that are invaluable in this war. Together, whether individually or united as parts of a giant combined robot, they represent Earth's most powerful defense.